Northeast Flights Grounded as FAA Tech Glitch Halts Major Airports
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A sudden loss of air-traffic communications prompted the FAA to halt flights at Newark and Philadelphia, with disruptions spreading to New York-area airports such as LaGuardia and JFK, triggering cancellations and delays across one of the nation’s busiest air corridors.
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- Northeast US airports resume operations after telecom outage disrupts thousands of flights The Times of India
- Ground stop lifted at PHL, but major delays expected to continue following equipment outage 6abc Philadelphia
- Flights resume at PHL after severed fiber line triggers FAA ground stop NBC10 Philadelphia
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